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Colenso may refer to: People * Elizabeth Fairburn Colenso, wife of William Colenso * Frances Colenso (1849–1887), historian, daughter of John William Colenso * Harriette Colenso, Anglican missionary, daughter of John William Colenso * John Colenso (1814–1883), first Anglican bishop of Natal, mathematician, theologian, Biblical scholar and social activist * William Colenso (1811–1899), missionary, botanist and politician in New Zealand Other * Battle of Colenso, 1899, during the Second Boer War * Colenso, KwaZulu-Natal, town in eastern South Africa ** Colenso Power Station Colenso Power Station was a South African coal-fired power station, located in Colenso, KwaZulu-Natal (Uthukela District Municipality) on the banks of the Tugela River. It was built in the 1920s by the South African Railways to supply electricit ... * Colenso Parade, alternative rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland {{disambiguation, surname Cornish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Fairburn Colenso
Elizabeth Colenso (; 29 August 1821 – 2 September 1904) was a missionary, teacher and Bible translator in New Zealand. Early life Elizabeth Fairburn was born at the New Zealand Church Missionary Society, Church Missionary Society (CMS) station at Kerikeri, New Zealand, in 1821. She was the daughter of Sarah Tuckwell and her husband, William Thomas Fairburn, William Fairburn. In 1834 William Fairburn and his wife opened a mission station at Puriri, New Zealand, Puriri in the Thames-Coromandel District, Thames district. Their five children, Richard (aged 15), Elizabeth (13), John (11), Edwin (7), and Esther (5), remained at Paihia where they attended the CMS school conducted by Marianne Williams. Life with Colenso Elizabeth became fluent in Māori language, Māori, and in 1840, aged 19 years, was teaching Māori children and young people at her father's mission station at Maraetai. When George Selwyn (bishop of Lichfield), Bishop Selwyn visited the mission, he engaged Elizabeth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Colenso
Frances Ellen Colenso (30 May 1849 – 28 April 1887) was an English historian of the Zulu Wars. Life Colenso was born in Forncett in Norfolk in 1849. Her father was John Colenso and her mother was Frances Colenso. She was known as "Fanny" by her family and friends. Colenso was educated at the John Ruskin inspired Winnington Hall until 1864 before attending the Slade School of Art. She wrote and aspired to be an artist.B. M. Nicholls, ‘Colenso, Harriette Emily (1847–1932)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 200accessed 2 Jan 2017/ref> Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony Durnford was stationed at Pietermaritzburg in 1873 where he was befriended by her father. Durnford had a close relationship with Colenso. Though Durnford and his wife lived separate lives, the fact that he was married meant that he and Frances could only be close friends.J. P. C. Laband, ‘Durnford, Anthony William (1830–1879)’, Oxford Dictionary of Natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harriette Colenso
Harriette Emily Colenso (30 June 1847 – 2 June 1932) was a British Christian missionary in southern Africa. She was the eldest of five daughters of John Colenso, the first bishop of Natal, and continued his work, interceding on behalf of the Zulu people before the British Government. She made representations to the Crown on behalf of Dinuzulu and his uncles, in exile on St Helena from 1890 to 1897. Early life Harriette Emily Colenso was born in Tharston, Norfolk, England, in 1847. Her aunt was the missionary Harriette McDougall. She was the eldest of the five daughters of Sarah Frances (born Bunyon) and John Colenso, who would become the first bishop of Natal. As a child in Natal, she was nicknamed Udhlwedhlwe, which translates to Walking Stick, signifying her role as support and guide to her father. Work During the trial of Langalibalele in 1874–5, in which her father was defending the accused, Miss Colenso served as secretary to her father. After the death of her fathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Colenso
John William Colenso (24 January 1814 – 20 June 1883) was a Cornish cleric and mathematician, defender of the Zulu and biblical scholar, who served as the first Bishop of Natal. He was a scholar of the Zulu language. In his role as an Anglican theologian, Colenso is now remembered for views of the Bible that set off intense controversy. Early life and education Colenso was born at St Austell, Cornwall, on 24 January 1814 the son of John William Colenso and Mary Ann Blackmore. His surname is locative and it originates from the place name Colenso in the parish of St Hilary, near Penzance in West Cornwall. It is a Cornish language (Celtic) name, from the Cornish "Kelyn dhu" meaning "dark hollies". His father (John Williams Colenso) invested his capital into a mineral works in Pentewan, Cornwall, but the speculation proved to be ruinous when the investment was lost following a sea flood. His cousin William Colenso was a missionary in New Zealand. Family financial problems m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Colenso
William Colenso (17 November 1811 – 10 February 1899) FRS was a Cornish Christian missionary to New Zealand, and also a printer, botanist, explorer and politician. He attended the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi and later wrote an account of the events at Waitangi. Life Born in Penzance, Cornwall, he was the cousin of John William Colenso, bishop of Natal. His surname is locative and it originates from the place name Colenso in the parish of St Hilary, near Penzance in west Cornwall, it is a Cornish language (Celtic) name, from the Cornish "Kelyn dhu" meaning "dark hollies". He trained as a printer's apprentice then travelled to New Zealand in 1834 to work for the Church Missionary Society as a printer/missionary. He was responsible for the printing of the Māori language translation of the New Testament in 1837. It was the first book printed in New Zealand and the first indigenous language translation of the Bible published in the southern hemisphere. pp 110 By Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Colenso
The Battle of Colenso was the third and final battle fought during the Black Week of the Second Boer War. It was fought between British and Boer forces from the independent South African Republic and Orange Free State in and around Colenso, Natal, South Africa on 15 December 1899. Inadequate preparation, lack of reconnaissance and uninspired leadership led to a British defeat. Background Shortly before the outbreak of the war, General Sir Redvers Buller was dispatched to South Africa at the head of an army corps, and appointed Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in South Africa. On arrival, he found British garrisons besieged on widely separated fronts, with limited communications between the fronts. Having detached forces under Generals Lord Methuen and Gatacre to the western and central fronts, Buller assumed command of his largest detachment and proposed to lead it to the relief of a besieged British force in Ladysmith, in Natal. On this front, the Boers had conducted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colenso, KwaZulu-Natal
Colenso is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is located on the southern bank of the Tugela River on the R103 road. The original settlement was contained within a loop on the river, but it subsequently expanded southwards and eastwards. It lies on the main Durban - Johannesburg railway line some north-west of Durban. History The settlement was established in 1855 at a Commando Drift, a ford on the Tugela River in the then Colony of Natal on the main road between Durban in the south and the South African Republic (now divided into various provinces, including Gauteng Province) and Orange Free State to the north. The settlement was a stop-over point before or after fording the river (which is some wide at that point). It was named after the Anglican bishop of Natal and champion of the Zulu cause, John William Colenso. In October 1879 the ford was replaced by the Bulwer Bridge, named after Sir Henry Bulwer, the then Lieutenant Governor of Natal. On 21 June 1886 the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colenso Power Station
Colenso Power Station was a South African coal-fired power station, located in Colenso, KwaZulu-Natal (Uthukela District Municipality) on the banks of the Tugela River. It was built in the 1920s by the South African Railways to supply electricity for the railways, and was subsequently sold to the Electricity Supply Commission (Eskom). History Steep gradients on the Natal section of South African Railways, particularly in the Natal Midlands meant that electrification could be beneficial, particularly if regenerative braking was employed. In 1921 the estimated cost of the electrification project, inclusive of the Power Station was . Building started in 1921 and the power station was opened in 1926 with a capacity of 60 MW. Initially it only provided power for the 274 km section of the Glencoe – Pietermaritzburg part of the Durban-Johannesburg railway – the area that had the greatest gradients, and also the area that was closest to the coalfields of the Glencoe region. Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colenso Parade
Colenso Parade were an alternative rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland formed in 1984. Taking their name from a street in the Stranmillis area of their native city, the original line-up was Oscar (Thomas) Askin (vocals), Linda Clendinning (keyboards), Andrew Middleton later replaced by Neil Lawson (bass guitar), Jackie Forgie (guitar) and Jeff Beattie later replaced by Robert Wakeman (drums).Strong, Martin C.: ''The Great Indie & Alternative Discography'', 1999, Canongate, After releasing two singles on their own ''Goliath'' label, they moved to London and signed to their manager Dave Bedford's Fire Records,Larkin, Colin: ''The Guinness Who's Who of Indie and New Wave Music'', 1992, Guinness Publishing, p. 67, with Forgie being replaced by future The House of Love/Levitation guitarist Terry Bickers. After an EP on Fire Records (''Hallelujah Chorus and Other Coyote Yelps'') and a subsequent LP, Bickers departed to join The House of Love, to be replaced by John Watt (previo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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